Tire-holder.



W. R. GREEN.

TIRE HOLDER.

APPLIGATION FILED DEO.15,1913,

1, 127,432, Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

W. R. GREEN.

TIRE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.15, 191s.

1,12'?,43Q, Patented Feb. 9, 1915 4 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2. YZ 5 W. R. GREEN.

TIRE HOI'JDER.

APPLICATION FILED DBG.15. 1913 1,127,43Q. Patented Feb.9, 1915.

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WALTER R. GREEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters ratent;

Patent'ed'lteb. 9;.19151 Application eierr December 15.19213.- Serial no. sec ete.

To all 'whom it may t ,Be it known that I, VVAL'rnn-R GREEN, a citizen ofi the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the countyv of Cook and State of. Illinois,- have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements inTire-Hold ,ers; and I do hereby declare that the follow- I tire holder consisting'of few parts'adapted to efl iciently incase a tire so that the same is entirely inclosed, either when said tire is free of a'rim, or is mounted upon a rim, or

upon a wheel, the latter case being common nowadays since wire wheels havecome into vogue.

It is an object of this invention to construct a tire holder adapted to carryv a plurality of tires, anyone of'which maybe removed therefrom by removal of an upper half of the the holder.

It is also an object of this inventionto construct a tire holder which may accommodate either'a tire mounted ona rim or on a wheel, or a tire entirely detached from either thereof, the tire holderin any case serving to effectually in'case the tire to protect the same from the weather.

It is also an object of this invention to construct" a tire holder wherein interfitting.

rings are provided which maybe sprung over the beads of the tire, different shaped rings being provided, dependent upon -whether or not the tire is unattached or mounted upon a rim or wheel, said rings cooperating with the tire casing to effectually inclose the tire and protect the same.

It is furthermore an object of this invention to construct a tire holder adaptedto carry a plurality of tires, comprising a two part casing, and rings which maybe sprung over the beads of a tire'to cooperate with said casing to effectually inclose the tire therewithin.

lit isfinally, an object of this: invention to construct a tire-holder light in=weight-, durable in construction,- simple in operation and actingefieetually to inclose and protect the tire frromthe weather.

'Ilheinvention (in-.apreferred formh is illustrated in the drawings; and hereinafter more. fully desoribedl In the drawingsa Figure 1- is a front elevation of a-tire' holder with the removable portion partly, detached, and also-showing thetirerings. Fig. 2 is a section partly broken away on :line 2-2 of Fig. 1, with the tire shown seated: in the casing. F ig. 3 is'a View similar to Fig. 1, of a modified form of my device. Fig. 4 is a section-similar to Fig 2, taken through the modified form shown in F ig. 3. Fig. 5 is a modified form of my'device showing a tire holder carrying a wheel with atire thereon. Fig. 6 is a top plan view ofthe devicev shown in-Fig. 5, with one of the attaching-lugs shown in section. Fig.1 7- is'a detail view of a-modified form of a part of my invention.

As-shown invthe drawings: The device, as shown in-Figs. 1 and-2, is adapted to carry only one tire, and consists of upper and lower detachable casing members 1, and 2, respectively, which are substantially semicircular in cross section an'd are open along their inner periphery to permit insertion of atire 3, the-rein." Iiugs 4, and 5, respectively, are secured upon said upper and lower cas ingsections to permit the same to beengaged together by means of bolts 6, for the purpose. Bolts 7, are also threaded'into' the lugs 5, on the lower section, to receive attachin-g'bars 8, as shown in Figs. 5- and 6, whereby the device may be held'in proper position on an automobile. Another attaching lug 9, is secured upon the bottom ofthe lower casing. member 2, and is provided with a bolt 10,- whereby said lower casing member maybe rigidly bolted to the running board of, or to a brace on the automobile. A pair of rings 11, shaped to fit around one side of'the inner-portion of the tire and over the beadsv thereof, are provided, said'rings having overlapping portionswhich are struck inwardly at the points indicated by fitting resilient tire rings which cooperate with the casing to completely cover the tire, are denoted by the reference numerals 14:,

the construction of said rings being substantially the same as that of the rings 11, already described, except that the depth of the rings 14:, is greater in order to permit thesame to also incase the rim 13.

In cases where a tire is mounted upon a wheel, denoted as a whole by the reference numeral15, and provided with a rim 16, the tire rings are of slightly different construction. As shown in Figs. 3 to 6 inclusive, the casing sections, denoted respectively as 17 and 18, are adapted to receive two tires therein, and when the tires are inserted an intermediate ring 19, is provided therebetween. Of course the. same type of attaching and-locking lugs is provided as in Fig, 1, although the form may be modified to a slight extent, owing to the fact that the casing sections are adapted to carry two tires. In this latter construction no attempt is made to inclose the rim, which fits over the beads of the tires 20, but instead the rings 21, are substantially fiat and have an inturned flange 22, adapted to bear inwardly against the rim 16, of the wheel.

The operation is as follows: \Vhen a tire is. to be carried in the tire holder the top casing section 1, or 17, as the case may be, is removed by unscrewing the attaching bolts 6, with the rings 11, 14,01 21, (each of the latter reference numerals of course indicating a different type of ring)-sprung around the inner portion of the tire and its beads, or a rim, if a rim is attached thereto, and the tire thus fitted is inserted in the lower casing section. The top section, is then fitted thereover and in each case the casing section overlaps the edge of the tire ring, and as the top section is screwe d l9wn tightly by means of the bolts 6, the tire rings are sprung into close relation with the casing sections, as well as into tight-engagement with the'tire beads or rims, or with one another, as the case may be, thus insuring a non-rattling and weatherproof.

inclosure for the tire.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. 3 to 6 inclusive, the intermediate 'tire ring, when the device is assembled andset up, springs against the respective rims 16, of the adjacent wheels 15, thus; sealing" the opening therebetween. 'Owing to the intertitting elements 12, on the tire'rings shown in Figs. 1 and 2, said rings are easily snapped together, and of course when the top casing section is removed it is a simple matter to lift the tire from the lower casing section and remove the tire rings.

I am aware that various details of conthe tire.

1. A, tire holder of the class described comprising upper and lower casing sec? tions, flanged interfitting tire rings adapted to be fitted around the inner periphery. o

a tire and with the tire inserted inthe ing sections to interfit with the casing to.

entirely incase the tire therein, and a plurahty of locking lugs's'ecured to the outer.

periphery of said upper and. lower casing sections disposed at right angles thereto adapting said sections to be locked together.

2. A tire holder of the class described' ffio comprising detachable tire casing sections,

and interfitting tire rings adapted to extend around a portion of the inner-periphery of the tire, means integral: therewith to lock .said rings together, said-:rings when inserted in the casing sections on the tire adapted to cooperate with said sections to inclose 3. In a device of the class described casing sections, and rings adapted to be connected to one another and'fitted to a tire on each side thereof prior to the insertion of atire within the casing sections, said rings-,1"

when the tire is inserted within the casing, projecting inwardly between the tire and said casing, along one edge of said rings and held tightly in' position to inclose the with to inclose the tire.

to be fitted to a tire on each side thereof prior to the insertion of a tire within the sections, said rings, when the tire is inserted within the casing, projecting between the tire and said casing, along one edge of said'rings and held tightly in position to inclose thetire within said casing when the casing sections are locked together.

In testimony whereof I have hereuntosubscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WALTER R. GREEN.

Witnesses:

CHARLES W. HILLS, Jr.,

FRANK HUDSON.

tire within said casing when the casing sec- 5. In a device of the class described de-- 4 'tachable casing sections,and rings adapted 

